Excerpt from The Illustrated Annual Register of Rural Affairs and Cultivator Almanac, for the Year 1865: Containing Practical Suggestions for the Farmer and HorticulturistTrees received from a distance may be safely kept through winter by the process~0f heeling-in described in last year's register, for this month. If they should accidentally arrive late and in a frozen condition, bury them immediately in mellow earth and the frost will be gradually abstracted from them without injury. If the roots are frozen out of the ground or in con tact with the air, they will be ruined beyond recovery.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.